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- From: diego@ds5000.dgsca.unam.mx (Diego Martin Zamboni)
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- Subject: Info on holostore
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- Date: 6 Nov 92 23:28:04 GMT
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- Hi everybody:
-
- I don't know if this is the right place to post this question, so
- forgive me if it isn't. I've read about a new massive storage device whose
- research apparently started at Bellcore Labs and now it is being done at
- Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corp. (MCC). It's called Photo-
- refractive Volume Holographic Storage (PVHS) or holostore for short. It
- uses holographic techniques for storing data as light patterns in crystals
- of some material called strontium barium niobate, and it's impressive in
- storage capacity (apparently now they can store up to 2 GB in a 3x3x0.5 cm
- module, and think to increase that number) and transfer speeds (100 to
- 800 MB per second).
- Ok. So much for the introduction. I read an article about this
- technology in the November 1990 issue of Byte Magazine, but have not found
- anything else about it. I've got to give a talk about some novel massive
- storage device, so I thought I could talk about the holostore. It would
- be great if someone could give me more information about it, or tell me
- where I can get more info. Also, is somebody knows about another newsgroup
- or mail-list where I could get what I need, please give me its name and/or
- address.
- If possible, mail any answers to me, since I don't always have the
- time to read the news.
-
- Thank you in advance.
-
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- * Diego Martin Zamboni * Depto. de Administracion de Supercomputo *
- * diego@ds5000.dgsca.unam.mx * D.G.S.C.A., UNAM, Mexico. *
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- * Diego Martin Zamboni * Depto. de Administracion de Supercomputo *
- * diego@ds5000.dgsca.unam.mx * D.G.S.C.A., UNAM, Mexico. *
- * (132.248.10.8) * *
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